Capital One Financial Co. (NYSE:COF) Stock Position Lessened by Dimensional Fund Advisors LP

Dimensional Fund Advisors LP lessened its holdings in shares of Capital One Financial Co. (NYSE:COF - Free Report) by 17.3% during the fourth quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 2,832,958 shares of the financial services provider's stock after selling 591,505 shares during the period. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP owned approximately 0.74% of Capital One Financial worth $505,178,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Principal Financial Group Inc. increased its holdings in Capital One Financial by 4.3% in the third quarter. Principal Financial Group Inc. now owns 430,654 shares of the financial services provider's stock valued at $64,482,000 after buying an additional 17,825 shares in the last quarter. Sumitomo Mitsui DS Asset Management Company Ltd raised its holdings in Capital One Financial by 4.5% during the fourth quarter. Sumitomo Mitsui DS Asset Management Company Ltd now owns 46,174 shares of the financial services provider's stock worth $8,234,000 after purchasing an additional 2,006 shares during the last quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC boosted its position in Capital One Financial by 2.6% during the fourth quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 8,227,587 shares of the financial services provider's stock worth $1,467,393,000 after purchasing an additional 207,427 shares in the last quarter. Artemis Investment Management LLP purchased a new position in shares of Capital One Financial in the fourth quarter valued at $46,915,000. Finally, Zurcher Kantonalbank Zurich Cantonalbank raised its stake in shares of Capital One Financial by 9.6% during the 4th quarter. Zurcher Kantonalbank Zurich Cantonalbank now owns 250,696 shares of the financial services provider's stock worth $44,704,000 after buying an additional 22,063 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 89.84% of the company's stock.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several equities analysts have weighed in on COF shares. BTIG Research upgraded shares of Capital One Financial from a "neutral" rating to a "buy" rating and set a $208.00 target price for the company in a report on Tuesday, March 25th. Royal Bank of Canada set a $190.00 target price on Capital One Financial and gave the company a "sector perform" rating in a research note on Monday, April 14th. Robert W. Baird raised Capital One Financial from a "neutral" rating to an "outperform" rating and raised their price target for the stock from $190.00 to $200.00 in a research report on Tuesday, March 11th. UBS Group upgraded Capital One Financial from a "neutral" rating to a "buy" rating and upped their price objective for the company from $168.00 to $235.00 in a research report on Monday, January 13th. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. dropped their price objective on Capital One Financial from $198.00 to $170.00 and set a "neutral" rating for the company in a research report on Tuesday, April 8th. Four investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, twelve have given a buy rating and two have assigned a strong buy rating to the company's stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average target price of $207.73.

Capital One Financial Stock Down 0.1 %

Capital One Financial stock traded down $0.22 during midday trading on Friday, hitting $184.83. The stock had a trading volume of 1,655,481 shares, compared to its average volume of 3,136,421. The company has a current ratio of 0.98, a quick ratio of 0.98 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.74. The business has a fifty day moving average price of $176.16 and a 200 day moving average price of $180.09. Capital One Financial Co. has a 12 month low of $128.23 and a 12 month high of $210.67. The stock has a market cap of $70.51 billion, a P/E ratio of 15.93, a P/E/G ratio of 1.19 and a beta of 1.24.

Capital One Financial (NYSE:COF - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, April 22nd. The financial services provider reported $4.06 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $3.75 by $0.31. Capital One Financial had a net margin of 9.46% and a return on equity of 9.45%. The firm had revenue of $10 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $10.07 billion. Research analysts predict that Capital One Financial Co. will post 15.65 EPS for the current year.

Capital One Financial Dividend Announcement

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, March 3rd. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, February 18th were paid a dividend of $0.60 per share. This represents a $2.40 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.30%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, February 18th. Capital One Financial's payout ratio is 20.15%.

About Capital One Financial

Capital One Financial Corporation operates as the financial services holding company for the Capital One, National Association, which engages in the provision of various financial products and services in the United States, Canada, and the United Kingdom. It operates through three segments: Credit Card, Consumer Banking, and Commercial Banking.